SAT Vocabulary Lesson 3 - Eng 12

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abstemious

Back

using sparingly; frugal

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Front

usurp

Back

to take or seize power, usually without a right to do so

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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iniquity

Back

an evil or wicked act; a sin or abomination

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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scapegoat

Back

someone who takes the blame for others

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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talisman

Back

a charm used for magic/protection; an amulet

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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axiom

Back

a statement or proposition that is regarded as being self-evidently true

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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vacillate

Back

to waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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expurgate

Back

to remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from a book or account

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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patronizing

Back

treating with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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pellucid

Back

translucently clear; easily understood

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E